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Ruins of the fortress of Bethsaida in the Jordan Valley.Bethsaida was founded by Herod Philip upon the territories inherited from his father,Herod the Great. Herod Philip was buried in Bethsaida in 33 CE;the town was destroyed during the Jewish Revolt(66-73CE)
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Ruins of the fortress of Bethsaida in the Jordan Valley.Bethsaida was founded by...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. fragment shows Jerusalem with its gates and the cardo, the main street.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. fragment shows Jerusalem with its gatws and the cardo, the main street.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon. The fragment shows the Dead Sea and the river Jordan,with fish turning back from the Dead Sea.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon.Today's fragment shows Jerusalem,the Dead Sea and the river Jordan.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan....

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. The detail of the map shows the road from Bethlehem to Nikopolis, formerly Emmaus.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Originally 6 x 15,5 m,the map showed an area between Lower Egypt and Sidon. Te detail shows Bethlehem.
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...

The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan. Detail shows the oasis of Jericho surrounded by palmtrees
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The Madaba map,a mosaic on the floor of St.George's Church in Madaba,Jordan...